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It's worth noting this has been backed up by other research. If resumes are anonymised and hiring is blind, then women and minorities actually get hired far les

by 0xy 5y ago

It's worth noting this has been backed up by other research. If resumes are anonymised and hiring is blind, then women and minorities actually get hired far less of the time according to multiple studies. [1] This means they are receiving positive discrimination. It's also not surprising, considering the gender balance of HR departments [2], and women tend to hold gender biased beliefs (female teachers in the UK mark boys worse for identical work, for example [3]). [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-trial-to-improve-gender-equality-failing-study/8664888 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-30/bilnd-recruitment-tri... [2] https://www.visier.com/clarity/gender-divide-part-1/ https://www.visier.com/clarity/gender-divide-part-1/ [3] https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31751672 https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31751672

creato 5y ago
> It's also not surprising, considering the gender balance of HR departments [2], and women tend to hold gender biased beliefs (female teachers in the UK mark boys worse for identical work, for example [3]). I agree it's not surprising, but you're making it sound a lot more dramatic than it is. Employers are getting raked over the coals by activists and the press for not being "diverse enough". Of course when all else is equal (and maybe not so equal), they'll prefer to hire women/minorities. They'll be willing to go higher in bidding wars with other employers over female/minority applicants. It's not a conspiracy by female HR departments. I've never worked anywhere that HR decided who to hire anyways.
- bopbeepboop 5y ago
  HR is the one telling the company to engage in systemic discrimination because a small minority of highly vocal bigots on Twitter confirm their biases. HR is the real bigot here, not a small contingent of vocal bigot “activists”.
mpweiher 5y ago
> and women tend to hold gender biased beliefs Not just teachers: Gender Differences in Automatic In-Group Bias: Why Do Women Like Women More Than Men Like Men? https://rutgerssocialcognitionlab.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/7/13979590/rudmangoodwin2004jpsp.pdf https://rutgerssocialcognitionlab.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/7...

by 0xy 5y ago

creato 5y ago

> It's also not surprising, considering the gender balance of HR departments [2], and women tend to hold gender biased beliefs (female teachers in the UK mark boys worse for identical work, for example [3]). I agree it's not surprising, but you're making it sound a lot more dramatic than it is. Employers are getting raked over the coals by activists and the press for not being "diverse enough". Of course when all else is equal (and maybe not so equal), they'll prefer to hire women/minorities. They'll be willing to go higher in bidding wars with other employers over female/minority applicants. It's not a conspiracy by female HR departments. I've never worked anywhere that HR decided who to hire anyways.

bopbeepboop 5y ago
HR is the one telling the company to engage in systemic discrimination because a small minority of highly vocal bigots on Twitter confirm their biases. HR is the real bigot here, not a small contingent of vocal bigot “activists”.

mpweiher 5y ago

> and women tend to hold gender biased beliefs Not just teachers: Gender Differences in Automatic In-Group Bias: Why Do Women Like Women More Than Men Like Men? https://rutgerssocialcognitionlab.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/7/13979590/rudmangoodwin2004jpsp.pdf https://rutgerssocialcognitionlab.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/7...